diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerExitingSpec.scala b/akka-cluster/src/multi-jvm/scala/akka/cluster/MembershipChangeListenerExitingSpec.scala
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+/**
+ *  Copyright (C) 2009-2012 Typesafe Inc. <http://www.typesafe.com>
+ */
+package akka.cluster
+
+import scala.collection.immutable.SortedSet
+import org.scalatest.BeforeAndAfter
+import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
+import akka.remote.testkit.MultiNodeConfig
+import akka.remote.testkit.MultiNodeSpec
+import akka.testkit._
+import akka.util.duration._
+
+object MembershipChangeListenerExitingMultiJvmSpec extends MultiNodeConfig {
+  val first = role("first")
+  val second = role("second")
+  val third = role("third")
+
+  commonConfig(
+    debugConfig(on = false)
+    .withFallback(ConfigFactory.parseString("""
+        akka.cluster {
+          leader-actions-frequency           = 5000 ms  # increase the leader action task frequency
+          unreachable-nodes-reaper-frequency = 30000 ms # turn "off" reaping to unreachable node set
+        }
+      """)
+    .withFallback(MultiNodeClusterSpec.clusterConfig)))
+}
+
+class MembershipChangeListenerExitingMultiJvmNode1 extends MembershipChangeListenerExitingSpec
+class MembershipChangeListenerExitingMultiJvmNode2 extends MembershipChangeListenerExitingSpec
+class MembershipChangeListenerExitingMultiJvmNode3 extends MembershipChangeListenerExitingSpec
+
+abstract class MembershipChangeListenerExitingSpec extends MultiNodeSpec(MembershipChangeListenerExitingMultiJvmSpec)
+  with MultiNodeClusterSpec with ImplicitSender with BeforeAndAfter {
+  import MembershipChangeListenerExitingMultiJvmSpec._
+
+  override def initialParticipants = 3
+
+  lazy val firstAddress = node(first).address
+  lazy val secondAddress = node(second).address
+  lazy val thirdAddress = node(third).address
+
+  "A registered MembershipChangeListener" must {
+    "be notified when new node is EXITING" taggedAs LongRunningTest in {
+
+      runOn(first) {
+        cluster.self
+      }
+      testConductor.enter("first-started")
+
+      runOn(second, third) {
+        cluster.join(firstAddress)
+      }
+      awaitUpConvergence(numberOfMembers = 3)
+      testConductor.enter("rest-started")
+
+      runOn(third) {
+        val exitingLatch = TestLatch()
+        cluster.registerListener(new MembershipChangeListener {
+          def notify(members: SortedSet[Member]) {
+            if (members.size == 3 && members.exists(_.status == MemberStatus.Exiting))
+              exitingLatch.countDown()
+          }
+        })
+        exitingLatch.await
+      }
+
+      runOn(first) {
+        cluster.leave(secondAddress)
+      }
+
+      testConductor.enter("finished")
+    }
+  }
+}